From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 17 22:35:47 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDB17106564A for ; Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:35:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-java@m.gmane.org) Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68CD38FC62 for ; Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:35:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.50) id 1MdAEa-0000mB-Pr for freebsd-java@freebsd.org; Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:59:20 +0200 Received: from 93-138-115-120.adsl.net.t-com.hr ([93.138.115.120]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:59:20 +0200 Received: from ivoras by 93-138-115-120.adsl.net.t-com.hr with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:59:20 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org From: Ivan Voras Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:58:52 +0200 Lines: 52 Message-ID: References: <200908131302.06949.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> <1250149102.63923.1169.camel@predator-ii.buffyverse> <20090813162022.GA86679@keira.kiwi-computer.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig584D9E4CD4341A8077C82163" X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 93-138-115-120.adsl.net.t-com.hr User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 (Windows/20090605) In-Reply-To: <20090813162022.GA86679@keira.kiwi-computer.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.96.0 Sender: news Subject: Re: Why diablo-jdk? X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:35:47 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig584D9E4CD4341A8077C82163 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Rick C. Petty wrote: > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 05:08:22PM +0930, Wayne Sierke wrote: >> On Thu, 2009-08-13 at 13:02 +0930, Malcolm Kay wrote: >>> It seems that many (if not most) posts to this list concern the=20 >>> Diablo version of jdk. >>> >>> Is there some particular merit in using this in preference to the >>> regular FreeBSD port -- say jdk16? >>> >>> Your comment is welcome, >>> Malcolm >> I've been meaning to pose a related question. >> >> Why is it that in /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.java.Mk java/diablo-jdk15 is >> preferred over java/jdk16? In fact the order of preference seems to be= : >> diablo-jdk16, diablo-jdk15, openjdk6 then jdk16 ... >=20 > I believe it's because building the non-diablo JDKs takes a significant= > amount of time and drive space. Most people don't want the hassle of > compiling a JDK, especially since you need to bootstrap it with another= > JDK. It's a classic chicken and egg problem. I think this way satisfi= es > more people. Isn't there also something about diablo being put through Sun's=20 implementation/regression tests to be able to be distributed by the=20 Foundation? --------------enig584D9E4CD4341A8077C82163 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkqJ0pwACgkQldnAQVacBcikowCfWswY2dfaLMI0ynHP8WLAzIjs JEAAn1LreoakDcrmAJkru5IkybRmEmOx =xTAN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig584D9E4CD4341A8077C82163--